Men, women, and children in straw hats watch a man on a tightrope over Main St. in Canon City, Colorado. The rope is fixed to the brick cornice of Murry's Saloon, with its corbeled arches. Potted plants fill stone sills of arched sash windows. Spectators sit in second story windows of the McClure House, and on the wrought iron balcony. Letters above read: "McCl[ure]." Retracted awnings over storefronts read: "Billiard Hall" and "Geo. W. Bethel." "Anheuser Busch Lager Beer" is printed on a curved shield. Barber pole has "Baths" sign on it. Telegraph wire pole follows the boardwalk; a horse-drawn coach is parked under a tree.

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Formerly F29066.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: C. of C. Canon City. No.; Title hand written on original cabinetcard.; Typed on back of photoprint: "Main Street between 3rd and 4th on the north side, 1884. A tight- rope walker perfoming above the street."; R7100179698

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